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pat2936 | 06:34 Mon 10th Oct 2005 | Phrases & Sayings
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what does it mean
prev meaning of 'worked our asses off' and 'I'll have to check it out'
  
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'On tenterhooks' means 'in suspense'. A tenter is a frame for hanging cloth to dry. It has hooks on it to stretch the fabric onto. So a person 'on tenterhooks' is someone who is 'hanging' there waiting for the outcome of something or other.
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